Rewriting Expressions

A man earns x dollars per year. He works 50 weeks during the year. Which expression represents how much he earns each week?

• 50 + x
• 50x
• x ÷ 50
• 50 ÷ x

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Pam put pink frosting on one-fourth of the cookies she made. If y is the total number of cookies she made, which expression shows the number of cookies with pink frosting?

• ¼ y
• ¼ + y
• y - ¼
• y ÷ ¼

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Create an expression to represent the following real-world word problem.

Strawberries are $1.95 per pound, p.

• $1.95+p

• $1.95-p

• $1.95/p

• $1.95p

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Create an expression to represent the following real-world word problem.

Five times Mike's age, m, increased by 9

• 5(m + 9)

• 9(5 + m)

• 9m + 5

• 5m + 9

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

Translate this phrase into an Algebraic expression.
57 more than 3 times Kate's score
Use the variable g to represent Kate's score.

• 57g + 3
• 3g - 57
• 3g + 57
• 57 + 3g

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2A

Admission to a circus is $16 for adults and $8 for children. Choose the expression to find the cost of 3 adult tickets and some number of children's tickets.

• 48 + 8x
• 16x + 8y
• 16x + 64
• 16x + 8x

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

There were x cookies at the beginning of a party. By the end of the party, 16 of them had been eaten. Using x, write an expression for the number of cookies that were left.

• 16
• x + 16
• 16 - x
• x - 16

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CCSS.HSA-SSE.A.1A

If I have more 15 Pokemon cards than Austin, which expression shows how many I have?

• x-15
• x+15
• 15x
• 15/x

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Pat worked 4 hours on Monday and 3 hours on Friday.

If he earned the same hourly rate each day, which expression best represents the situation?

• 12x

• 4x + 3x

• 4 + 3x

• 3 + 4

Mike is 6 years younger than Candace. What expression can be used to find Mike’s age?

• 6 + c

• 6 – c

• c – 6

• 6c